Shield for icemen and others.



' C. G. SAGERSTROM.

SHIELD FOR ICEMEN AND OTHERS.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 19, 1915. 1 y$41,025.,

Patented Sept. 25, 1917.

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- I To whom it may concern."

CHARLES G. SAGERSTROM, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHIELD FOR ICEMEN ANDOTHERS.

Beit, known that I, CHARLES G. SAGE s'rRoM,-a citizenof the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and Statezof Illinois, useful Improvements in Shields for Icemen and-others,-of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to an improved protecting garment and shield, and particularly to devices of this class adapted to be utilized by icemen, porters, and others'as a protection .when carrying or supporting ice or other comparatively heavy articles upon the shoulders.

The objects of my invention are to so construct and form an article of this class that it may be easily hung upon or removed from the body, and so that when in position it will protect the wearer from the water dripping from the ice, and particularly upon the shoulder upon which the ice is carried, and will enable the ice to obtain a purchase on the shoulderthereof so that it will not slip off, and to so construct and arrange the parts thereof that it may be hung upon either shoulder and enable it to be worn by workmen of different weight, size and height. These objects I accomplish in the manner fully described in'the following specification, and as particularly pointed out in the claims. 7

In the drawings:

Figure 1 shows the outline of a workman in dotted lines, and a perspective view of my improved garment and shield properly hung and draped thereon.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged front elevation of my improved garment with a fragment of a cake of ice shown I in proper position thereon in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is an edge view of the strap that passes around the body and connects the front and rear sections of the garment.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged transverse horizontal section on line 44, Fig. 2, through a marginal fragment of one portion of the garment.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of a fragment of the I shoulder portion of my improved garment.

vFig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of the ice retaining epaulet detached from the arment.

Fig. 7 is an enlarged transverse section taken on l ne 77, Fig. 2, sho g in detail Specification of Letters Patent.

have invented new and Fatented Sept, 25, 1917.

' Application filed April 19, 1915. Serial No. 22,302.

a marginal fragment of the lower part of one portion of the garment.

In the accompanying drawings, A designates the front portion or shield of my improved garment, and B the'rear portion or shleld thereof. These portions are, preferably, constructed of flexible water proof material, and are, preferably, continuous and of corresponding contour. The arment 1s intended to be worn over the shoul er, and the said front and rear portions are con nected by the part that passes over the shoulder which is comparatively narrow, or of a width corresponding to the distance from the neck to the shoulder of the wearer.

tion B gradually widen as they extend down from the shoulder to their lower edges so that they will cover-and protect or nearly cover and protect both the front and rear half of the body of the iceman wearing the garment. Preferably, the inner adjacent edges of both portlons beginning at the shoulder are curved toward each other to fit the body, particularly under the arm,

- Both the front portion A and the rear porand thence extends downward in a practically straight line .to the lower inner corner The outer edges of both front and back portlons are curved outward, as shown,

and then extend downward and gradually around'into the lower'edge of 'the garment, which latter extends nearly horizontally to the corner at where it joins the inner edge at an acute angle, as shown.

The shoulder of the garment is thickened by applying thereto, first, a layer of waterproof material 9 which is of such length that its ends lap down over the shoulder blade in the back and over the hollow of the shoulder in front, and second, by applying a narrow layer of water-proof material it over layer 9 that just covers the shoulder of the wearer. The edges of the garment, as hereinbefore described, are suitground without coming in contact with the,

body or clothes of the iceman.

The inner adj aoent edges of the front and the shoulder by flaps E whichflextend across let it er thickleather by m ans from one portion to the other and are provided with glove fasteners by which they can be connected together, as shown in Figedge strip "D commencing at a point where l,- and t outer edg s of aid port ons are correspondingly connected by an adjustable strap F which extends across theop o'itev side of the body and has its ends detac ably conneetea-to' 'flap's flf, projecting therefrom. Near the endvof the upperlayerof material k or the sh'oillder pad oyer th'ei'pointfof the shouliiler, I secure a" transversestrip or epa'u f ov rse pass throug'h thefendithereof, As shown Figs 2 and 5ifofthe' d rawingsfthis epaul'et projects sliglitlyabove the upper surface of the shoulder padfand wreaths-mac ofie'e ispla'c'ed' uponthe shoulder, it beingfwarmer than the ice, it embeds itself *the's'urface of the ice and prevents it from slippingoitf the shoulder-I j 1 To protect the'outer portion 'orpoin-t of the shoulder 1; preferably, ovides curved guard H which'is attached at its-inner edge v to the .outer' edge of the narrow medial portion of the garment and inclines outward and downward and also "curves over the outer joint of the shoulder" fromithje' front-to the rear thereoflfjas "shownin; Fig. "1. In. conformation; the guard is" crescent shaped and approximately 1ik'ea'vizoaand. it serves to catch thef-drippings teem 'the-outer,;por'- tion of the' ice c ake"and 'prevents them from droopinguponthe"sleeve and 'arm"of the wearer.- iThfe lower edge of thisi'guard is providedwith binding D' which directs "the *drippin'gs 1 from "the" guard to pinging- {@D which leadsfto point" 1 1 In'Fig." 6, anotherform*of'epauletpr shoulder strip is illustrated, whichis, prefer'ably constructed of metal and" comprises a flat rectangular plate I, having one side thereof bentor flanged upwardly and provided with a' serrated or toothed holding edge J; For some purposes thisfo'rm is preferable, as it "provides a better and firmer support fo'r the load" and a more" substantial "and rigid preseason forthefshoulderofthe wearer,- I r I l I do not desire to be confined to the exact shape and construction of my-improved garims-1112; as hereinbeforel described, as 'it is obvious that changes may be made "therein to adapt itto otheruses which may suggest themsuves'. I I 7 5 V j The corners w are apt to'ge t very'wet when the shieldisi'in usea'nd curll'in or, out W e; dr dien s t) r ryxsti f a d i edge angel's $115 55 itvi1lulcixe th wat r' pping ,from the same to dro on the trousers cause considerable dlscomiort to the wearer. I'avoid this possibility by threading apopper or other suitable flexible wire T through the bore (so to speak) of the 1. An a rti leer-apparel of the class described" "dmp'ris'ingfa 'front and rear portion l ai' 'narrower' medial 1 connecting d adapted tobe hung over one f the wearer} and the" narrower connecting portion bent" over his shoulder at'fthe front and back, acurved outer shoulder guard attached at its inner edge to the ammw; medial connecting portion and injclined outwardly and -downwardly to cover "andpr'otect theouter portion of the shoul- "de'r'"ofa the -wearr, the outer edge of said shoulder guard" andthe edge of the garment 'to' which" saidshoulder guard is attached being constructedto." form a gutter which extends to the lowermost edgeof the gar- QLQ'An'articIe of appa'rel of the class describedicoinprising a front and rear portion unitedby a narrower medial "connecting porti shoi1ldeifoffthe wear"er,"and said narrower --c'onnecting portionbending over his shoul- *and ada-pte'df-to be hung over one den-at the' front and back, a curved outer shoulder guard attached at its inner edge to the narrow medial connecting portion and inclined outwardly and downwardly to cover and protect the outer portion of the shoulder of'saidwearer the outer edge of said shoulder guard and the edge of the garfme'nt'ito' which j-said s'houlder guard is attaeli'ed being constructed to form a gutter which" extends tothe lowermost edge of the garment, and a flexible wire in said lowermost edge of portions.-'

Inwitness whereof- I have hereunto set each of the front and rear niyzhand this"10th'day of April, 1915.

. 1 5V CHARLES vor. SAGERSTROM:

Witnesses: I

" FR'ANK- D; TH M "FLoRn'Non VMI-TOHELL; 

